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Extra-curricular Activities There are a variety of student activities you can plan outside the classroom. Consider sponsoring: Engineer-for-a-Day programs—Students visit engineering firms and industrial facilities and work side-by-side with engineers. Facilities and lab tours—Engineers conduct special behind-the-scenes tours. Open-house programs—Firms, industries, and colleges open their facilities. Engineers and teachers meet with students and parents and present lectures and social activities. Public exhibits—Engineers and students develop special displays in and out of the classroom. They may present demonstrations and exhibits, and sponsor contests at local libraries, shopping centers, and school lobbies. Engineering fairs—Engineers sponsor fairs that include hands-on exhibits, competitions, and career guidance meetings. Scholarships—Throughout the year engineers conduct scholarship programs for high school students who will attend engineering colleges. During Engineers Week they present many of the awards. Book fairs—As part of the National Engineers Week "Engineering Goes Public" campaign, engineers work with local libraries, schools, and associations to sponsor book exhibits highlighting interesting and fun publications about people, projects, and landmarks. Engineers also donate books to school and public libraries to create an engineering corner. Some titles include "The Magic School Bus at the Water Works", Joanna Cole; "The Story of the Statue of Liberty", Betsy Maestro; "Opportunities in Engineering Careers", Nicholas Basta; "The Way Things Work", David Macaulay; "I Want to Be...An Engineer", by Harcourt Brace; and "The Most Amazing Science Pop-Up Book", Jay Young. Teacher workshops—Engineers sponsor workshops that give teachers ideas for bringing engineering and technology into the classroom. Workshops can be hosted at local universities or company offices. Competitions—Students learn about engineering, work with practicing engineers, and have fun at the same time by building and smashing model bridges, floating concrete canoes, or designing posters. Offer science kits, building sets, microscopes, and problem solving books as prizes. In addition to the above activities, engineers can host students, teachers, and parents at banquets or professional and technical society meetings; present awards to outstanding teachers; sponsor class field trips to local science and technology museums; sponsor a film festival featuring movies like "Jurassic Park" and discuss with students how close the images come to the truth; or invite teachers to serve on local National Engineers Week committees.
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National Engineers Week Foundation
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